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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. When did the Mexican-American War take place?
2. What was the name of the agreement struck in 1895 between African-American leaders and Southern white leaders that stipulated Southern blacks would work meekly and submit to white political rule, while Southern whites guaranteed that blacks would receive basic education and due process in law?
3. Bacon's Rebellion started due to a conflict over how the settlers should deal with what issue?
4. In what year was the first representative assembly introduced in Jamestown in the form of the Virginia House of Burgesses?
5. What author spent a night in jail for refusing to pay his Massachusetts Poll Tax because he opposed the Mexican-American War?
Short Essay Questions
1. How do we know the details of Christopher Columbus’s first encounter with the Arawak people? How does the author describe Columbus’s views of the people in Chapter 1?
2. How does the author compare and contrast the treatment of women to that of the Native Americans in Chapter 7?
3. What did Columbus discover when he returned to his fort at Navidad on his second journey, according to the author in Chapter 1? What did he take with him?
4. Where did Christopher Columbus intend to travel when he “discovered” the Americas? Where does the author assert he actually landed in Chapter 1?
5. How does Howard Zinn describe the changes of the Native American population from the 1820s to the 1840s in Chapter 7?
6. How does the author describe Mexico’s land area and status after 1821 in Chapter 8?
7. How does the author describe the uprisings in Kentucky and other colonies in 1760 in Chapter 4?
8. How does the author describe history’s depiction of women in the beginning of Chapter 6?
9. What choice were the Native American people given in regard to their futures and their homes, according to the author in Chapter 7?
10. How does Howard Zinn describe the growth in the number of slaves in the United States between 1790 and 1860 in Chapter 9?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the My Lai Massacre and its impact on anti-war activists and the public perceptions of the Vietnam War. When did the trial take place which accused the involved soldiers of war crimes? Who was found guilty and what time was served?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the class struggles of the nineteenth century in the United States. What corporate and government abuses led to the civil unrest in the country and the establishment of organizations to fight corruption? How effective were these organizations in protecting the common people?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the Antinomian Controversy and the role of Anne Hutchinson. When was Hutchinson’s trial? How long did it last? How successful was Hutchinson in deflecting the accusations of the Puritan leaders? Where did she go after she was banished from Massachusetts?
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